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US solar surpasses biomass to become third-most prevalent renewable electricity source

May 9, 2018 Energi Staff 2

In 2014, large-scale solar PV systems generated 15 million MWh, and small-scale PV systems generated 11 million MWh Electricity generation from solar resources in the United States reached 77 million megawatthours (MWh) in 2017, surpassing [Read more]

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Natural gas, renewables make up most of 2018 US electricity generation capacity additions

May 7, 2018 Energi Staff 2

475 MW of capacity that came online in Feb., 81% was wind, 16% solar photovoltaic, and remaining 3% hydro and biomass The U.S Energy Information Administration(EIA) expects nearly 32 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating [Read more]

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Fuel cell power plants not catching on, produced only .02% of US electricity in 2016

April 20, 2018 Energi Staff 2

In 2016, 36% of total US fuel cell capacity was in California At the end of 2016, the United States had 56 large-scale fuel cell generating units greater than 1 megawatt (MW), totaling 137 megawatts [Read more]

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US coal demand remains flat for decades – EIA

March 30, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Coal demand drops to 14% of total generation by 2050, and utilization rate for coal plants remains under 60% EIA projects U.S. coal disposition—domestic demand and coal exports—to remain relatively flat through 2050 in the Annual Energy [Read more]

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Why solar power plants install extra panel capacity

March 16, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Average capital costs for utility-scale solar PV facilities installed in 2015 were $2.91 per watt for AC capacity and $2.33 per watt in terms of DC capacity A solar photovoltaic (PV) system’s panel capacity is often reported [Read more]

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The design and application of American utility-scale battery storage varies by region

February 28, 2018 Energi Staff 2

By the end of 2016, California had 120 MW of utility-scale battery storage capacity in place About two-thirds of utility-scale battery storage power capacity installed in 2016 in the United States is located in two [Read more]

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Future US electricity generation mix depends on natural gas prices, but plenty of new solar ahead

February 7, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Renewable increases, most of the new generation capacity is powered by solar The mix of fuels used to generate electricity in the United States has changed in response to differences in the relative costs of [Read more]

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January’s cold weather leads to spike in oil-fired electricity generation in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic

January 30, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Dual-fuel generators can now specify the percentage of fuels they plan to use and the costs for each fuel The bomb cyclone weather event in early Jan. 2018 resulted in record levels of U.S. natural gas demand [Read more]

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Natural gas production in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia growing faster than demand

January 27, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Recent growth in natural gas consumption has almost all been in electric power sector Significant growth in natural gas production over the past decade—primarily from the Marcellus and Utica shales in the Appalachian Basin—have increased gross natural gas [Read more]

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Half of US utility-scale generation capacity installed in 2017 came from wind, solar

January 10, 2018 Energi Staff 2

In early spring, California’s total solar share of electricity demand exceeded 50% during mid-day hours Once final data are in, EIA expects about 25 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been [Read more]

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Battery storage now vital to American power grid

January 8, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Batteries can help balance electricity supply and demand on multiple time scales Driven largely by installations over the past three years, the electric power industry has installed about 700 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale batteries on the U.S. electric [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Notley ignores energy and loses election again. Time for a new NDP leader

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Rachel Notley is not the person to craft or deliver a new energy vision for Alberta. She has proven that repeatedly over past 4 years How do you hope to be premier of Canada’s energy [Read more]

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